Draft Horse
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Hello all!
I've created an account here because i am looking for some expert advice on a technicality relating to the 4x4 system on my Land Cruiser 90 series (1997) with manual transmission and 3L diesel engine, with only 130k km.
We are the first owners of the car when my dad bought it new in 1997, and since I've turned legal age to drive some years ago, I've been driving it most of the times.
Going straight to the question, i would like to have some clarity on how this 4x4 system works.
I have some surface understanding on how it works, how to use it properly and what not to do. Granted, this system is barely used on 4x4, only once a year maybe on the dirt roads just for maintenance (so it will not go for years without ever working).
Sometimes after driving straight for a bit on the gravel roads, when i put it back to H, or normal driving, (every time i change something on the 4x4 lever the vehicle is stopped with clutch fully depressed) the yellow light that shows the 4x4 is engaged, will take sometime for it to go off. After the fact, when i reached paved road, i felt the steering a bit heavier than usual so i knew it was not fully disengaged. I reversed back to the gravel road, turned around once on the gravel surface and tried again to put it on LL full 4x4 gear and drive it on 1º gear for a while (always going straight, its a long dirt road).
Approaching the end, i selected H again and the car drove at normal speed ratio and the light indeed had gone off and there was no resistance on the road to steering. All good then.
But because my mind is rarely put to rest, i decided once back home, to lift one of the front wheels and test it by spinning by hand. When not in gear it spins freely, but when i engage in gear, it doesn't spin. This got me seriously worried something is wrong with my 4x4 transmission.
Shouldn't the front wheels spin freely, no matter if it is in gear or not, as long the 4x4 capabilities of this car be turned off?
I posted here a photo of the transmission levels for clarification.
Thank you very much for your time in advance.
I've created an account here because i am looking for some expert advice on a technicality relating to the 4x4 system on my Land Cruiser 90 series (1997) with manual transmission and 3L diesel engine, with only 130k km.
We are the first owners of the car when my dad bought it new in 1997, and since I've turned legal age to drive some years ago, I've been driving it most of the times.
Going straight to the question, i would like to have some clarity on how this 4x4 system works.
I have some surface understanding on how it works, how to use it properly and what not to do. Granted, this system is barely used on 4x4, only once a year maybe on the dirt roads just for maintenance (so it will not go for years without ever working).
Sometimes after driving straight for a bit on the gravel roads, when i put it back to H, or normal driving, (every time i change something on the 4x4 lever the vehicle is stopped with clutch fully depressed) the yellow light that shows the 4x4 is engaged, will take sometime for it to go off. After the fact, when i reached paved road, i felt the steering a bit heavier than usual so i knew it was not fully disengaged. I reversed back to the gravel road, turned around once on the gravel surface and tried again to put it on LL full 4x4 gear and drive it on 1º gear for a while (always going straight, its a long dirt road).
Approaching the end, i selected H again and the car drove at normal speed ratio and the light indeed had gone off and there was no resistance on the road to steering. All good then.
But because my mind is rarely put to rest, i decided once back home, to lift one of the front wheels and test it by spinning by hand. When not in gear it spins freely, but when i engage in gear, it doesn't spin. This got me seriously worried something is wrong with my 4x4 transmission.
Shouldn't the front wheels spin freely, no matter if it is in gear or not, as long the 4x4 capabilities of this car be turned off?
I posted here a photo of the transmission levels for clarification.
Thank you very much for your time in advance.